Joshua Erlich
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Joshua Erlich
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what most people don't know is that they had trouble with the prop and that's why you don't see Chotiner until an hour into the movie
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
what most people don't know is that they had trouble with the prop and that's why you don't see Chotiner until an hour into the movie
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Every American should have this in their wallet:
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Every American should have this in their wallet:
the overwhelming sense memory this image just gave me
91. Ducktales
The pogo jump in this game was the best platforming innovation I had even experienced as a ten year old. The Moon music puts it over the top. Played the Game Boy port a lot while watching Simpsons reruns as a kid.
#365games
The pogo jump in this game was the best platforming innovation I had even experienced as a ten year old. The Moon music puts it over the top. Played the Game Boy port a lot while watching Simpsons reruns as a kid.
#365games
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
the overwhelming sense memory this image just gave me
it’s a gift to all of us that he doesn’t hang out here
Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
November 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
it’s a gift to all of us that he doesn’t hang out here
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Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
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The Chotiner
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The Chotiner
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
yeah the UK courts don't care about trans people but there's nothing a court can do that's worse than what evil's already done to that man's face
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
yeah the UK courts don't care about trans people but there's nothing a court can do that's worse than what evil's already done to that man's face
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On this same fateful year, she learned store-bought frozen pies should be stored in the freezer before being thawed.
She excitedly pulled a french silk pie out of the fridge and the momentum caused the pie, which had become fully liquified, to slosh out of the box and onto the kitchen floor.
She excitedly pulled a french silk pie out of the fridge and the momentum caused the pie, which had become fully liquified, to slosh out of the box and onto the kitchen floor.
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 AM
On this same fateful year, she learned store-bought frozen pies should be stored in the freezer before being thawed.
She excitedly pulled a french silk pie out of the fridge and the momentum caused the pie, which had become fully liquified, to slosh out of the box and onto the kitchen floor.
She excitedly pulled a french silk pie out of the fridge and the momentum caused the pie, which had become fully liquified, to slosh out of the box and onto the kitchen floor.
how’s governor Winsome Sears doing?
I support Trans rights as much as anyone but it's an electoral loser. It helps Republicans who are ok with shooting trans.
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
how’s governor Winsome Sears doing?
talk about quixotic
i have legitimately been cornered at the dog park by anti windmill activists that explained we are using all the sun and wind and need to only use coal and oil to save the planet.
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
talk about quixotic
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AR-PHARAZÔN THE GOLDEN: What you have to remember also is he appeared in fair form.
CHOTINER: The next time the invasion of Valinor and the destruction of Númenor come up, I'll keep in mind that Sauron was handsome when it happened.
AR-PHARAZÔN: He was. Not that that excuses it.
CHOTINER: Right.
CHOTINER: The next time the invasion of Valinor and the destruction of Númenor come up, I'll keep in mind that Sauron was handsome when it happened.
AR-PHARAZÔN: He was. Not that that excuses it.
CHOTINER: Right.
October 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
AR-PHARAZÔN THE GOLDEN: What you have to remember also is he appeared in fair form.
CHOTINER: The next time the invasion of Valinor and the destruction of Númenor come up, I'll keep in mind that Sauron was handsome when it happened.
AR-PHARAZÔN: He was. Not that that excuses it.
CHOTINER: Right.
CHOTINER: The next time the invasion of Valinor and the destruction of Númenor come up, I'll keep in mind that Sauron was handsome when it happened.
AR-PHARAZÔN: He was. Not that that excuses it.
CHOTINER: Right.
this is one of my best tbh
shout out to all the loss leaders at semafor who can’t like these posts
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
this is one of my best tbh
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Ben Smith runs a party planning business disguised as journalism. he can fuck all the way off.
December 16, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Ben Smith runs a party planning business disguised as journalism. he can fuck all the way off.
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area party planning outfit, semafor, did a year end roundup of media people saying what they got wrong this year and they will never be anything other than an a trash outlet that launched with a Tucker Carlson event.
December 30, 2024 at 11:04 PM
area party planning outfit, semafor, did a year end roundup of media people saying what they got wrong this year and they will never be anything other than an a trash outlet that launched with a Tucker Carlson event.
they used to sell this kettle corn at the farmers market that they’d make right in front of you. best popcorn on earth.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
they used to sell this kettle corn at the farmers market that they’d make right in front of you. best popcorn on earth.
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I’m guilty too but god this place would be better if we could all agree not to dunk on accounts with less than a hundred followers
November 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I’m guilty too but god this place would be better if we could all agree not to dunk on accounts with less than a hundred followers
everyone’s all worked up but surely each and every one of us can enjoy a kate willett crash out
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
everyone’s all worked up but surely each and every one of us can enjoy a kate willett crash out
tired: grindset posting
wired: party admissions
wired: party admissions
Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
tired: grindset posting
wired: party admissions
wired: party admissions
if I ever planned a coup, I’d drop a take like “TLJ is Rian Johnson’s worst movie” on this site and you’d all be too busy to stop me
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
if I ever planned a coup, I’d drop a take like “TLJ is Rian Johnson’s worst movie” on this site and you’d all be too busy to stop me
Zohran could do the funniest thing
Failson Billionaire: You think I make a lot of money? Well have you considered I also have to spend some of it
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Zohran could do the funniest thing
ok but you taking your shoes off on a plane might actually turn me fash
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
ok but you taking your shoes off on a plane might actually turn me fash
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this dumb shit is what i mean when i say this is a purely aesthetic “politics.” yeah man, why can’t we have a fusion of cosmopolitan social democracy and revanchist hierarchies of wealth and privilege? tough question.
Matt Stoller: “..Trump & Mamdani defeated establishment in their own way, representing hunger of voters on the right & left who want something different. If those sides cd come together.. that would be a sea change in how we organize our political economy”.
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-r...
Monopoly Round-Up: Why the Establishment Freaked Out Over a Mamdani-Trump Press Conference
Meta wins its antitrust case, there are now two fire truck antitrust claims, the stock market got wobbly, and Larry Summers was exiled from the establishment, at least for now.
www.thebignewsletter.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
this dumb shit is what i mean when i say this is a purely aesthetic “politics.” yeah man, why can’t we have a fusion of cosmopolitan social democracy and revanchist hierarchies of wealth and privilege? tough question.
a thing i love to do is accept false premises, as a treat
DOGE is one of the greatest failures of the Trump administration. The next Democratic administration should pick up that issue and actually work to cut government waste, fraud, and abuse. I’d suggest starting by taking a look at Elon Musk’s government contracts.
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
a thing i love to do is accept false premises, as a treat